Dr. Ing. Patrick Attard graduated from the University of Malta 2001 in Engineering and read for a PhD in Germany researching for Mercedes Benz. The research led to 11 Patents in Europe, America and Japan and a scientific paper. In 2005 he was employed at Mercedes-Ilmor close to Silverstone UK to conduct a study on an innovative sensor to be used on Mercedes Benz Formula One cars. In 2006 he moved to Australia to work on the engine control.

Between 2003 and 2005 he was one of the organisers of the Stuttgart Gay Pride in Germany and in 2007 he was a committee member of the Malta Gay Rights Movement. In 2008 he contested the General Election in Malta with the Maltese Green Party as an openly gay candidate (Malta is a very conserative land where even divorce is illegal) obtaining 1.4% of the vote in his district. He was an executive member of the Maltese Green Party and was the Spokesperson for LGBT Issues till December 2008.

He has written, co-authored and reviewed a number of articles on LGBT issues in Maltese, English, Italian, Spanish and German, some of which can be seen at http://patrickattard.blogspot.com.

Maltese Gender Identity Law [Transgender / Intersex]

Civil Unions Parliamentary Debate and Vote

Note: The Civil Unions Bill [20/2014] has successfully passed through the Maltese Parliament with 37 votes in favour, 30 absentions and 0 votes against on the 14th April 2014. It gives the same rights and obbligations to same-sex couples as those who are registered in a civil marriage (mutatis mutandis).